Senior Social Worker

7 days ago

Haywards Heath, United Kingdom West Sussex County Council Full time

**About The Job**

**Salary**: £37,568 to £40,578 per annum
**Working Pattern**: Full-time (37 hours per week)
**Contract Length**:Permanent
**Location**: Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath

West Sussex County Council needs you Join us as a Senior Social Worker and help us to continue to provide a strong and dynamic social work service.

You will work effectively in partnership with other staff and voluntary agencies and have an excellent understanding of all the relevant health, voluntary and private services in the area. You will remain up-to-date and compliant with all relevant legislationand adhere to organisational procedures, policies, and codes

**Experience and Skills**

**Key Skills**:
- Experience of working proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate strengths-based assessment of needs in complex situations and negotiate and implement effective plans and outcomes (in line with relevant legislation).
- Demonstrable evidence of leadership skills when working in partnership with people, carers, colleagues and a variety of external agencies in complex situations to meet people's outcomes.
- Experience of managing situations with complex and competing risks, utilising a risk enablement approach and using evidence-based practice.
- Experience of analysis and interpretation of complex people related information and data to prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision.
- Experience of leading on safeguarding enquiries.
- Ability to provide supervision and develop the capabilities of less experienced social care practitioners including contributing to performance management. Mentor and coach students and apprentices.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders to provide clear advice and guidance and interventions.
- Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice, and supervision, and to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations.
- Sound and accurate IT skills to ensure effective record keeping, compliant with data protection and respecting confidentiality.
**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- A Degree in Social Work or a recognised equivalent Social Work qualification
g., Diploma in Social Work.
- Registered with Social Work England
- Experience of undertaking assessments in complex situations and social work intervention planning, implementation, and review by means of creative and pragmatic solutions.
- Extensive experience of working in partnership with those who access the service and maintaining a focus on the needs and strengths of the people, and the outcomes they want to achieve, whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
- Experience of managing risk within a risk enablement approach
- Excellent, up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation e.g., Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) etc.
- Valid, full driving licence. Desirable

**Rewards and Benefits**

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

- 29 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
- A range of flexible working options
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
- A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, ASOS, B&Q and many more)
- A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives.

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